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Example sentences of "[prep] her being [adv] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	It was nice to know he felt good about her being here but she wanted more than that — but how selfish of her to expect any more .
2	I have also heard a story , however , about her being distinctly unamused by some of the things written about her in the newspapers .
3	But even so , even though she was sure Rosemary must be exaggerating , her remarks about her being too glamorous in relation to her work place nagged away at her .
4	Unpleasant though it was , that was the reason for her being here , that and no other .
5	She had n't thought of a reason for her being here .
6	It is as if her costumes were the reasons for her being there .
7	When he was n't walking the streets , he 'd lie on his bed and torment himself with thoughts of her being somewhere close .
8	The staff in Peter Robinson 's knew her , and in case they queried the propriety of her being there alone , she showed them her wedding ring and told them she was married .
9	She had to run the barrage of more glances as she made her way over to the new extension , but she knew then that people looking at her was not on account of her being half an hour late , but on account of everyone , it seemed , knowing of her engagement .
10	DEFENCES Clive Greenacre , in his distrust , used his wife 's agoraphobia as a defence against his own need to be sure of her being safely where he left her .
11	It was quite clear tonight how much you care for her , but you 'll have to get used to her being away for a month or two .
12	Hippocratic medicine had attributed the inferiority of the female to her being further down the same scale , and simply lacking the necessary heat to become a man .
13	And he , so apparently casual — punitively casual — often irritated by her anxiety , could also rely on her being there for him , but without having to know about his own need for her to be safely where he had left her .